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Smart Shopping for Canned Goods
 

When food was first marketed commercially, many consumers were not familiar with how to buy canned foods. This 1934 Farm and Home Week display gave instruction on how to judge the quantity of food by the label, rather than by the size of the can, which could be deceiving.

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College of Human Ecology Cornell University
 
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